Walter S. Kim, O.D.
Optometrist · Los Angeles, CA
Walter S. Kim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1821098096, issued on Jul 28, 2005. Check the license (California OPT-6975T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Walter S. Kim
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT-6975T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 237 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
- Phone
- (323) 469-1929
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 469-1920
- Medicaid ID
- SD0069750 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter S. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT-6975TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Walter S. Kim among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Walter S. Kim, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maria Auerbach, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041669515433
- Arpie Bosnoyan, O.DLos Angeles, CA 900041902258825
- Tanya Chaljian, ODLos Angeles, CA 900041609555457
- Dickson Chen, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041225009723
- Roxana De La Rosa, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041003048588
- Cesar Eguez, ODLos Angeles, CA 900041760561831
- Janette Kim, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041497807838
- Ronald Kleinman, ODLos Angeles, CA 900041164533360
Common questions
What is Walter S. Kim, O.D.'s NPI number?
Walter S. Kim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821098096, issued on Jul 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter S. Kim, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 237 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90004. Phone: (323) 469-1929. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter S. Kim, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT-6975T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.